Robert Bryce joins El Podcast to challenge the green energy narrative and argue for nuclear and natural gas as the only realistic path to reliable, low-emission power.
Guest Bio: Robert Bryce is an energy journalist, author, podcaster, and documentary filmmaker. He’s the author of Power Hungry and A Question of Power, and host of the Power Hungry Podcast, where he explores energy policy, environmental issues, and political influence over global power systems.
Topics Discussed:
- Why marijuana cultivation is one of the most electricity-intensive crops
- The environmental and economic downsides of offshore wind projects
- Wind and solar subsidies vs. nuclear energy
- The "grifter economy" and financial incentives behind renewables
- Political illiteracy around energy policy
- Power density and the inefficiency of renewables
- The decline of nuclear and hydro power in the U.S.
- Energy elitism and its impact on working-class Americans
- Electric vehicles and battery limitations
- Fossil fuel vilification vs. societal dependence on hydrocarbons
- Puerto Rico’s power infrastructure and governance issues
Top 3 Quotes:
- "The only thing more expensive than producing electricity with offshore wind is burning American currency in a furnace."
- "If we didn’t have oil, we’d have to invent it—it’s a miracle substance."
- "Nuclear is beyond green—it contains all its waste and requires the least land and material inputs of any energy source."
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